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Magical Text Expander (for Google Chrome) review – Work faster with this free extension

Anybody that works on Google Chrome daily (and I mean anybody), needs to have this free extension called Magical Text Expander installed. If you tend to type similar things on a daily basis — the same kind of reply to customer enquiries, a sales outreach email or even the link to your website — Magical…

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Rapoo Full HD Webcam (XW180) Review

I’ll be honest with you, dear reader – I’ve never really needed to pursue obtaining a webcam before. Whenever I would want to go and play with my online friends, I’d usually just hook up my phone to my computer and, through using a particular app designed for this purpose, use it as a webcam…

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Home & Entertainment

Simba Hybrid Pro mattress: 90 day review

After moving into our first home recently (yay!), the number one priority was getting a high quality, reliable and comfortable mattress. Being the geek I am and wanting to get the latest and greatest technology for my home, Simba’s mattresses had been on my radar for a while. To be completely honest, I was pessimistic…

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NordVPN – Protect your personal data on public WiFi

Thank you to NordVPN for sponsoring Let’s Talk Tech. They are currently having a big sale starting from just £3.62 per month so do check out their website for more information! With businesses and world travel slowly opening up after a year of lockdowns, many of us will be logging back into public WiFi networks…

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Home & Entertainment Networking

How to swap Virgin Media SuperHub router for a D-Link router

Let’s face it: the routers we get from internet service providers — or ISPs as they’re known to geeks like me — just aren’t great. You may get reasonable performance if you live in a small space, but they simply lack the range if you need WiFi in parts of your home further away from…

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Computing Accessories

Logitech MX Master 3 Mouse Review: My Indispensable Productivity Tool

There’s a lot of gear I can chop & change without giving too much thought to, but my Logitech MX Master 3 mouse is one I almost always need to use when getting serious work done. Ever since getting my hands on the original Logitech MX Master, the range of scrolling wheels, buttons and gesture…

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Apps & Software iOS iPadOS

How to remove predictive text bar on iPad when using a Bluetooth keyboard

Hooking up a Bluetooth keyboard or keyboard case to an iPad — especially now that iPadOS is so good — turns the device into a productivity beast. I’ve loved using my iPad Pro with a keyboard and mouse so far! Now, by default the iPadOS keyboard has a predictive text & shortcut bar above the…

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Play retro console games on Android, for free, with RetroArch – an emulator that fits in your pocket

Picture this: You’re on the move — maybe in a car or a train — mindlessly scrolling through your social media accounts, burning time. Now alternatively, what if you can take those large, bulky and dusty old video game consoles and literally fit all of them into your phone? It’s a brilliant (and fun) idea…

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Apps & Software Mac OS X

Tab key navigation shortcut not working in Safari, MacOS – Fixed

If you regularly use the tab key to navigate your web browser and it doesn’t work on Safari, here’s an easy fix for you. On your Mac, open Safari and head to the top left menu Click on Safari > Preferences In the pop-up Preferences box, click on the Advanced tab on the far-right Under…

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Logitech Crayon review: An affordable stylus alternative to Apple Pencil

If you own an iPad you’ve probably considered getting yourself a stylus, like the Apple Pencil. At £120 though, you really need to justify that expense with your usability and personally, I don’t have enough demand for a stylus to spend that much! I’d rather splash the cash on something like a keyboard, mouse or…